

Formerly known as "Lawrence Welk Village," the Welk Resort and Champagne Village are just off Interstate 15 north of Escondido, California, about 38 miles (61 km) north of downtown San Diego. These repackaged shows are produced by the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority.Ī resort community, developed by Welk and promoted heavily by him on the show, is named for him. The repackaged shows are broadcast at roughly the same Saturday-night time slot as the original ABC shows, and special longer Welk show rebroadcasts are often shown during individual stations' fund-raising periods. In addition, the television show has been repackaged for broadcast on PBS stations, with updates from show performers appearing as wraparounds where commercial breaks were during the original shows. Welk's band continues to appear in a dedicated theater in Branson, Missouri. In 2007, he became a charter member of the Gennett Records Walk of Fame in Richmond, Indiana. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, located at 6613-1/2 Hollywood Blvd. In 1994, he was inducted into the International Polka Music Hall Of Fame. He served as the Grand Marshal for the Rose Bowl's Tournament of Roses parade in 1972. In 1961, he was inducted as a charter member of the Rough Rider Award from his native North Dakota. He was also a confidant of southern gospel singer Jimmie Davis, a Baptist who was twice elected governor of Louisiana. Welk became a minister in the Universal Life Church. Welk enjoyed playing golf, which he first took up in the late 1950s, and was often a regular at many celebrity pro-ams such as the Bob Hope Desert Classic. It was informally named "The Lawrence Welk Champagne Tower." The 21-story tall white tower is the tallest building in Santa Monica, and is located on the bluffs overlooking Santa Monica Bay. Welk was the general partner in a commercial real estate development located at 100 Wilshire Blvd in Santa Monica, California. Known as an excellent businessman, Welk had investments in real estate and music publishing. One of his great-grandchildren, Nate Fredricks, reportedly enjoys the same love for music as his great grandfather did and plays guitar in a band. One of them, grandson Lawrence Welk III, who usually goes by "Larry Welk," is a reporter and helicopter traffic pilot for KCAL-TV and KCBS-TV in Los Angeles. Welk had many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. One of his sons, Lawrence Welk, Jr., married fellow Lawrence Welk Show performer Tanya Falan they later divorced.

Welk was married for 61 years, until his death, to Fern Renner, with whom he had three children.

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